Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-05-07


much TO the appearance of our street.
II parties owning lots on our streets would
sell them, there would be quito number of
cottages erected on them this summer For
people TO say that they desire TO see our city
prosper, and then refuse TO sell some OF their
many acres of land lying In the best suburbs
OF town, IL looks very contradictory, TO say
the least OF 1t. 1t is certainly "penny wise
and pound foolish"
Messrs. Neblett & Phipps have sold their
stock OF groceries to Mr.. ]. ]. Prewett, who
will conduct the business at the same old
stand. Mr.. Prewett is converting the south
ern portion OF the building into q residence,
and will remove nom his present residence
to this in short time, so as to be more con-
venient TO his business.
The lady slippers, which have been bloom
ing so beautifully among DIR. Larkins bed OF
wild flowers have faded away. They at
tracted the attention Of scores of visitors.
DR.. Geo. Swift still stays with DIR. Larlxins,
and attends to his wants, day and night,
with perfect patience and kindness. He
knows when and what to do, and 1t is fortu-
nate, indeed, that our old friend has such a
nurse. To pay debt of gratitude for favors
long since rendered, is indeed noble, but few
these latter days ever give 1t a thought.
We gathered and ate some ripe strawberries
In our garden the first day OF this month.
Have you heard of any earlier ones?
! We never knew, until recently, who so few
Isa..4 ,tasst uAn "A -.
they are called to shuttle OF this mortal
coil" A friend says 1t is because so many of
them are chosen to I'LL important stations
such as congressman, foreign ministers, ETC.,
and these associations corrupt their morals.
! We do not think we ever read a more
decided compliment-and we know of none
more deserving it-than the following to Dir.
r. X. Brown, of Nashville, by DIR. r. A.
Young in one Of his recent letters of foreign
travel. Rev Mr. Brown is so well and favor
ably know, .iere, we desire to copy it for
their perusal; "This is Sunday morning.
bright and beautiful. At the breakfast-table
we talked OF DR.. r. X. Brown. This is natural,
for we all would rejoice 70 hear one Of his
pure and powerful sermons to-day. Browns
natural endowments, large culture, and per-
feet conservation to the work of the ministry
always reminds us of DR.. Edward Wadsworth.
Then he Is man of such hearty goodwill
and fast friendship that we all love him.
You can trust him with your Utmost thought
and plans until the day of Judgment. Words
that are never spoken are never taken back.
We suppose Brown has taken back as few as
any man living. May we see him again and
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something even to the happiness of heaven
Tomorrow, the Sth OF May, is q day kept sa-
cred by our old and esteemed friends, Leo
pold Bloch and his accomplished wife. On
this day, many years ago, this devoted couple
met for the first time. The impressions o
that hour come up in all their beauty anC
freshness as this day makes its annual round
and is kept by them with as much zeal as i'll
were but yesterday. In their acts and feel
ings they live over their youth again. The,
keep open house to receive their numerou
friends, and exchange u isg---ariate presents
and many are the beautiful and friendl.
tokens they receive, some of them from tn
far-off hills Of their native Hohenzollern. L
is, indeed, beautiful thing to see coupl
OF life from youth to age still retain ant
manifest the courtecles and sincerity the.
exhibited when first they pledged their heart
and lives. May the sunshine of happines
and prosperity illumine their pathway to tn
end OF life.
Messrs John Phipps, Robertson Phipps an
D. Mac, Neblett are taking in the sights of tn
"City of Rocks" this week.
1t is gratifying to his friends on Greenwood
to know that Ed. Bates has SO fa1 recovcre
from his recent illness as to be on the street
again..
Some wise Tor otherwisel prophets say this
we will be visited by killing frost on tn
Sth. Cover up the tender garden truck &c
fear ofan accident.
Your humble correspondent mas been sn
fering so intensely this week that he has bee
unable to gather mp the news 1t is ditficu
task for one who is kept strictly at home
affiiction to present readable items. Yo
must take the will for the deed. EN- QUAD.